International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 (IRTS 2008)

The International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 (IRTS 2008) provides the main concepts, definitions and classifications for the measurement of tourism. It enables the compilation of tourism statistics that are comparable overtime and countries.

The IRTS 2008 was approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) at its 39th session (26-29 February 2008). It revises and replaces the previous 1993 Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (1993 RTS) adopted by the Commission in 1993 and published in 1994.

Main differences between the International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 (IRTS 2008) and the previous 1993 Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (1993 RTS);